BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS.

Volume 47—No. 12. Philadelphia, June 2, 1906. Price, Five Cents. BROOKLYN BUDGET. CONFIDENCE IN THE SUPERBAS OVER THE,* - 0UTLOOKOF GRADi)Ai ? GROWING. THE NAPOLEONS. Sane Comment on the National League Lajoie Satisfied With the Race—The Matter of Disciplining Showing of His Team—Vice Presi­ the Players—A Specious Argu­ dent Somers Also Optimistic Over ment Against Executive Powers. Outlook—A Youngster Let Out.

BY JOHN B. FOSTER. BY JAY KNOX. Brooklyn, N. Y., May *J9.—Editor "Sport­ , O., May 28.—Editor "Sport­ ing Life:"—It is no mater of idle jest ing Life":—Thj Clevelands' work on the that Mclntyre has won a game for the first early trip has been fairly satisfac­ Brooklyn club. Nor is the tory. The foreign critics, statement in any way to while admitting that on be taken in a vein of sar­ some plays they look a casm. Mclntyre has been little slow, because there pitching good ball all the are so many large men on year for the tail-euders, but the team, believe that the he had to go to St. Louis fight is coming down to a before he could secure a tussel between Cleveland, victory which he could Athletic and Detroit teams. really call his own. At the Manager-Captain Lajoie end of the first week of was happy over the change the season he announced in in the weather iu the East this city that he was satis- which will largely bene­ fled that he was pursued fit the Cleveland players John B. Foster by a "hoodoo." He wasn't who have been handicapped NapoleonLajoio so sanguine as to the exact by the cold weather in this nature of the beast, but he knew that it section. He writes: "From now on we must be something bad. for no matter should do better than we have. I guess how well he worked iu the box he could we will be able to win more than half of not capture a game. the games in the East. If we can do that A PESSIMISTIC PITCHER. probably we shall be able to win more than "I'll bet that I could keep the other side half when we get back home. That will down to a single ." said Mclntyre, "and be good enough for the two first rounds still the game would be lost by Brooklyn. against the. Eastern clubs, and will go a Something would happen. *If it were long way toward bringing the flag to nothing worse the management would run Cleveland." out of a supply of balls and the game CHARLEY SOMER'S VIEWS. would be forfeited." The young man pitch­ Vice-President Somers of the Cleveland ed some fairly good ball throughout all Club who accompanied the team to New the eastern section, appeared to have his York and Boston is much pleased with the game well in hand three or four times, team's work and results. Says he: "I and at last got so far as the eighth in­ think we have a better ball team than we ning, when an error lost for him. But he had last year. Our plajers go at the is on the right side of the ledger at last, game better and they are hitting the ball and if his luck is as good one way as it MATTHEW FITZGERALD, when hits will do some good. Take the is the other he should now run about fif­ team as it stands, from one end to the teen games straight in a winning canter. of the New York National League Club. other, and I can see no reason why it That would tend to equalize matters. should not be batting effectually through­ THE GIANTS The New York Club has, upon recommendation of ex-pitcher Prank Killen, out the season. Many people think we are handicapped a lot by having Donliu signed for trying-out, a young catcher named Matthew Fitzgerald, a native of have the find of the season behind the out of the team. He is one of the best Albany, N. Y. Fitzgerald is twenty-two years old, stands five feet ten inches bat in 'Nig' Clarke. He steadies up our. batters in either league, and on top of in his base ball sho'es, and weighs 185 pounds. He is a temperate young man pitcners wonderfully well, and seems to that he is a corking good run-getter, all of excellent habits and good, education. Recently he was married to an Albany handle the batters of the American League of which is the sort 'of thing which Mc- girl. He first attracted attention as a member of the Catholic Union team of as if he had been catching in that organi­ Graw admires. But the Giants have not Albany. He caught in brilliant fashion last season for the Sharon (Pa.) team, zation from its birth. We have been using been losing all their games because Dou- which was managed by Killen. Hugh Duffy made him a Philadelphia offer, Rossman on first and Congalton iu the lin is not with them. There has been a wbich he declined. Killen thinks that Fitzgerald will develop into one of the outfield because it looked as if it were a lack of edge and with it some stupid ball best batting and base running in the National League. He is very little better batting combination than that playing, something for which McGraw fast getting- down to first base, and because of this Killen instructed him to which we had when we began the season. never will stand, and the young men who bat left-handed. He developed into a good bunter and finished the season The team is better fixed for have offended have been told in that suave with a batting average of .385. Sharon played only the best semi-professional EMERGENCY PLAYERS way which is a part of the New York teams, and Fitzgerald's average is therefore indicative of real ability. He is this year, and if anybody gets hurt or manager's policy that if they get caught said to possess a fine throwing arm, and, above all, he has a head and can keep any player drops back for a little, we cap doing the same thing again there will be it during a game. supply another man for a few games until something more than mere conversation. the'regular feels that he is himself again. THE CHICAOiO CUBS. In spite of the fact that we had nineteen may stand the pace and last through the baseball in New York the other night that of your players and manager. The first players in 1905 we were not possessed of season, but there is doubt of it. Some of the public did not believe the president thing I know your team is weakened be­ too many, and no player will get away *n> players on the team will be apt to of a league should have the authority to cause some of the men are laid off for from us this summer until we are assured blow up when they are crowded, and their take a player out of a nine except for infractions of the rules. I am cheated that his services will not be required. We games will be harder to win from the crooked work. out of my enjoyment of the game, and if learned a good lesson about always having Giants than, for instance, those of the One of the most prominent men in New I have laid a wager on it I am also cheated somebody in reserve." Pittsburg crowd. I don't believe that York walked up to a man who owns about out of my money, (-because I do not get a MILWAUKRE GETS SHIPKE. Pittsbnrg honestly thinks it is going to all the stock of one of the clubs on the fair run for it. Suppose that every time Substitute infielder Bill Shipke has been win the championship this year, and for other sid» of the river and asked him this a jockey misbeha*ves at the post the horse released to the Milwaukee club.. Drafted that reason will play like the mischief question: ''By what right is a man, who is compelled to put on another three or from the Omaha club of the Western As­ ngainst certain organizations which it con­ is not an owner of the New York base four pounds. Dj> you think the owner sociation last fall, Shipke came to Cleve­ siders natural enemies and lag with the ball club and who is only an executive would stand for that sort of thing very land with plenty of praise, and his friends others. If New York and should of a base ball organization, permitted to long when the starter might be at fault believed that he would certainly make good get into a fight, which might raise the change the playing strength of that club almost as much j>-s the jockey? Your sys­ in fast company. His work on the South­ mischief with both of them, of course the by punishing players to the extent of re­ tem is wrong. The public is entitled to a ern trip favorably impressed all of the reg­ 1'ittsburgs would like to be in a position moving them temporarily from the field?" full run for its money with the best that ulars, and especially Manager Lajoie. He where they could slip through at the last "Because he is president of the league," the team'can put in the field, barring ac­ was tried out in two or three games, and minute and finish a neck ahead of every­ was the reply, "and is supposed to be the cidents. I don't care if your president did while his fielding was excellent, he was body. Such things have happened in base­ principal disciplinary power." originate the idea of suspending players weak in batting. When Rossman showed ball and are always likely to happen. for misbehavior, and if it is a tradition up in championship form at first, Manager THE SHOE PINCHING. A SPECIOUS ARGUMENT. of your league that It has worked well Lajoie decided to alter his plans, and use Owners of clubs in both leagues—that is, "Very well. At the beginning of the sea­ in preserving or.ler, I insist that it is Stovall as substitute infielder in case of [some of the owners—are beginning to agi- son, being warmly attached to base ball, manifestly and absurdly unfair to the an emergency, and this forced Shipke out. Itate the subject of punishment of ball I make a prediction that your club will sporting public, (f a player is to be pun- Lajoie wanted to place him with a good Iplayers. It was brought forcibly to the win. I . base my prediction on the esti­ club, and sent him to Joe Cantillou of letlention of cue of the leading spirits of. mate that 1 make of tlie playing strength . _.._ CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE. tlie Milwaukee club. SJPORTENO LIFE.

report to-the club here, June 15, when he 2-2-6. finishes his college course. Just what Ar­ mour will do with Morgan is a subject DETR08T DOINGS. SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO., of frequent debate, as it hardly seems possible that the youngster will be good enough to replace Captain Bill Coughliu. 34 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. Detroit also has one utility man in Lowe, THE WORK OF THE PITCHERS NOT who can play an acceptable game any­ where on the infield, although he has had UP TO THE MARK. Please send me cabinet size phototype of the celebrated little chance to do so this year. Perhaps the club will carry both these men, look-* ing forward to next season, when Lowe base ball player j______will make his .farewell as a big league Their Erratic Work is Handicapping baseball player, to accept an offer as a for which I enclose three 2-cent stamps to help to defray expense minor league manager. MINOR MENTION. the Tigers Who in All Other De­ Manager Armour shifted his batting or­ of printing, postage, packing, etc. der at Philadelphia, the change placing Schaefer in ,the lead. ., Dutch has appre­ partments Are Playing Satisfac ciated the responsibility and' has? been hit­ ting much, better. • ; :, Send to Dreary has been fielding well, but is not tory Ball—Another Infielder. batting at his Sorm-al gait yei. ?In one of the New York games he'was benched to al­ low .Tones to hit in the ninth: •• * ; BY PAUL H. BETTSKE, While the Tigers were in Boston there Detroit, Mich.. May 28.—Editor "Sporting was a rumor that Collins had made an Life:"—Until the Detroit Club's pitchers offer for Tom Doran, the Detroit catctrer'.' strike something like a consistent gait, the Doran • hopes the deal hasn't died, as he supporters of the organia wants, to. get into the game,-. He was .left tion will be puzzled to de behinddaily. " at Detroit, but has •'been;practicing ' - •'• ; ' • cide whether Manager Ar Lew McAllister's University of Michigan ruour has a reak ball club baseball team hasn't been having the snap or only an imitation. Barlj it enjoyed last year, and the Western in the season it appearec base ball championship seems destined for here that the^pitching stafi Illinois. was tlte main strength 01 The Southern Michigan League, of which- the team. Donovan, Mul Joe S. Jackson is president, is opening up lin, Killian—all three 01 grandly. Crowds have averaged up right these were among the very round the thousand mark, and 400 people first rank. Donahue's abil a day would allow the magnates to make ities had been proven on "Sporting Life" has had reproduced cabinet size phototypes .of cele­ money. many fields. Wiggs hac brated base ball players and offers to send to any of its readers photos of Frank Scheibeck, the veteran Detroit W. K. Armour shown himself a sensationa" performer. Siever and Eu their favorite base ball players by complying with the conditions named professional, after looking over a dozen bank looked good to fall back on in erner in the coupon above, 6 cents for each photo; by the dozen, 50 cents. Only offers, finally left for Troy, N. Y.. where encies. Then, behold the irony of fate one coupon required with an order. he joined the New York State League f>onovan is the only one of the old trio to The photos are regular cabinet size (514x7% inches) mounted on heavy Club. retain his consistent effectiveness and he Mantello mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in the mails. pitched One game in New York Thursday that was enough to make his ancestors, Here is an opportunity to ornament your room with photos of your BROOKLYN BUDGET.' "those kings of Ireland, turn in their graves favorite base ball players at small expense. Each photo in a separate en­ Mullin was a long time velope to protect and keep it clean. CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. ' GETTING STARTED One coupon and three 2-cent stamps entitles you to one photo. You can, isbed it should be by fining, not by mak­ and made a holy show of himself in the however, obtain as many photos as you desire by sending three 2-cent ing a team suffer, and a championship pos­ game he pitched at Philadelphia. Killiau stamps for each photo. sibly be lost because strength is taken after repeated trials, finally did manage The following photos are now ready for immediate delivery. Others will away from your organization. Put Ine to win a game against Boston. Donahue be added. down as opposed to the method at pres­ has been the most erratic performer of ent in vogue, and one of these days you the lot, pitching good ball at times and will find out that I am right, as I insist then turning loose a regular nightmare. AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR 1906. that it is cheating the supporters of the Siever has been the club's winning pitcher, ' game not to put the best in the field when working along consistently and well and the owner has it, but the president of being hit hard but once on the trip, this the organization will not allow it to be at Philadelphia, when he went in with an son Samuel Mertes, William Gilbert, D. L. PlaJnk o'sPp eFb°4di H?ny D^' Edward h|: used. What guarantee have you that an arm still very sore from an accident. Wiggs McGaun, Roger Bresnalian, George Browne, Frank Bowennan, Luther H. Taylor, William [ware umpire could not keep a team weakened has been simply awful, being both wild Dahlen, Michael Donlin, Leon Aines Claude ^^^?^^ss^Daniel Hoffman, Charles , -._._ Cross, all the year if he felt disposed to do any­ and a poor fielder. Up to date he has Elliott George Wiltse, William R. Marshal, Henley, Briscoe Lord, Bender, Weldon thing of the kind? Of course, you will shown but one flash of anything like his H. Dyge-1- • - ', , Jatnes Arthur' DevlinY Samnel Strang. William Clark. C°akley> ***** L' Barton- say that such a thing would be out of the form. He carries the impression of being Clyde Robinson, Cecil Ferguson. Otto Wi question, for the umpires are sincere and very shout in his work, whenever he is honest, or they, would not be allowed to called into the game. A stimulus in prac­ KTTSBTOO CLTJB-Fred^Clarke manager; serve. I presume such to be the case, or tice is apparently the need here, for, with T\ ci T,i "**-*• "^AOLUU, vjeorjre i)ari